The representative of the Democratic People’s Party, Edgardo Feliciano, expressed his indignation with the increase of 0.81 cents per kilowatt-hour (KWH), equivalent to 4.7% of the current cost of the PREPA bill.
“In times of economic crisis, in which thousands of Puerto Ricans have lost their jobs due to the pandemic, PREPA appears to submit to the Energy Bureau an increase in the electricity bill. This growth is unacceptable, all the more so when in the cities of Manati, Vega Baja, Vega Alta and Morovis, our small and medium-sized enterprises have suffered the ravages of partial closures and increased operating costs to be able to operate in accordance with established health requirements. for the state, “said Feliciano Sanchez of District 12.
These expressions were joined by his party partner, Deborah Soto, and the legislator of the Dignity Project of this body, Lisie Burgos.
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“Puerto Rico demands transparency, a determination of this magnitude that affects the pocketbook of each of the island’s inhabitants, should have been communicated the next day in a press release from the Energy Bureau. While many do not have enough to eat and pay the rent because of the economic crisis we are experiencing, in the new bill we will have a crazy increase. In the House of Representatives we will conduct an investigation in this regard, “said the spokesman of Dignidad.
“As a representative of the municipality of Toa Baja, where the population below the poverty level is about 38%, this increase is unacceptable. Puerto Rico’s economic condition is not there to place a new burden on Puerto Ricans. I tenaciously oppose this increase and together with my colleagues we will request all the information about this crime from the pockets of my people “, said the representative of Soto.
Yesterday, representatives of Edgardo Feliciano and Vice-President José “Conny” Varela tabled House Resolution 193, which seeks to conduct an inquiry into the decision taken by the Electricity Authority on 31 December 2020.
The Energy Bureau approved this increase on December 31, 2020, but it was announced two days ago.